Just finished Pork Carnitas ( found on Pinterest from give me some oven blog). I used a 1 lb port tenderloin instead of. 4-5 lb pork roast and cut it down accordingly. Cooked in my 2 quart crockpot. Browned the meat first in hot pan, cooked in crockpot with spices, onion, beer until tender then shredded and poped under broiler for 5 mins drizzled with some of the broth from slow cooker and back under broiler then drizzled with more broth and tossed. It smells really good ( this is coming from a vegetarian). Getting all the veggies chopped so hubby can fix pork tacos for him and father in law tonight while I get my haircur!!

I just have to laugh ( so I don't get irritated) that when I have stuff prepared like this but hubby warms it and dishes it up he acts like he "cooked dinner"It is a big help, yes, I will take what I get!

I just have to laugh ( so I don't get irritated) that when I have stuff prepared like this but hubby warms it and dishes it up he acts like he "cooked dinner"It is a big help, yes, I will take what I get!

This made me laugh. You know on holidays, it's just us 6 here, so it's really not much more of a fuss than daily dinner except for a bit more prep and goodies. But every holiday, I would ask Gabe to cut the turkey or the ham. My kids were always in a different room (our kitchen is not open to other rooms), but they have grown up thinking Gabe cooked every holiday simply because when dinner was almost ready, they'd see Gabe carving the meat! They seriously were just set straight recently! I could not believe this! Gabe cooks? Since when? LOL He literally makes 3 dishes a handful of times a year. I mentioned that I wondered what else they thought he did!

I promised the kids I would make them applesauce cupcakes. Well, I bought cheap frosting and when I tasted it, it tasted like shortening. It was SO BAD! I tossed it out and decided to make my own cream cheese frosting again.

Whipped Cream Cream Cheese Frosting. A combination of two favorites, you'll use this creamy, not too sweet frosting for much more than topping cakes.

This is excellent! It is no fail and absolutely light and delicious! It's far better than the nutella one I used last month which was thick and just too heavy. That one was still good enough for kiddos, but this recipe, wow. Very good!

Did you try this? Was it okay? I was going to make it tonight, but kept forgetting to pull my whole chicken to thaw and then thought maybe I'd thaw my chicken like a frozen turkey in a water bath, but opted to microwave defrost my split breast chicken instead.

Made the boys salmon patties and two different sauces.....tarter and a Dijon. Easy and they loved them. I used canned salmon....thank you Pinterest! I served with mixed roasted poataoes ( red, Yukon and yam) and green salad for hubby.

I mixed the salad in one of my vintage Pyrex bowls but then put in the glass bowl to store in fridge since it has a tight lid! Then I thought....darn the Pyrex bowl would have looked better in the picture! LOL......I have an obsession with vintage Pyrex and corningware. I limit myself to only what I can store in my glass front kitchen cupboards........all of it was bought pretty darn cheap or were things my mother was going to donate ( GASP!)

I love them both, too! I rarely have anything on my wishlist, but vintage corningware and pyrex are on my list to look for at the thrift store. Love them so much. They are just practical, long lasting and multi-purpose.